Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 5, 2023 | 17:50 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Not recorded | 5 |
NW of the Sound |
Calf Wardens |
| June 4, 2023 | 16:35 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
3/4 mile off The Stack, Calf of Man |
Calf of Man Bird Obs team |
| June 4, 2023 | 12:50 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Spanish Head |
Quentin De Backer |
| June 4, 2023 | 11:00 | Minke Whale | 2 | 0 | Blowing | 30 |
2 miles off Glen Maye |
Mike Taylor |
| June 4, 2023 | 17:40 | Minke Whale | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 40 |
4 miles West of the Calf |
Nina, Joanna and Dermot Shimmin |
| June 4, 2023 | 09:15 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 305 |
Point of Ayre |
Caroline Parker, Nicky Taylor |
| June 4, 2023 | 11:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
2 miles off Glen Maye |
Mike Taylor |
| June 4, 2023 | 19:20 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
The Drinking Dragon |
Tide Mike |
| June 3, 2023 | 08:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 20 | 0 | Tail slapping | 330 |
Port St Mary – The Sound |
George watt, Kirrie Jenkins, Graham Hall |
| May 31, 2023 | 21:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
End of Peel breakwater |
Mike Webb |
| May 30, 2023 | 20:00 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Boat interaction (not riding bow) | 20 |
1 mile east of Santon Head |
Netty Taggart |
| May 29, 2023 | 13:15 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Bradda head |
Shane Stigant |
| May 29, 2023 | 13:56 | Harbour Porpoise | 6 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Port St Mary Ledges |
Fourwinns |
| May 29, 2023 | 17:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Bay Fine |
Cheryl Moorhouse |
| May 29, 2023 | 20:15 | Risso’s Dolphin | 4 | 0 | Not recorded | 45 |
Castletown bay |
Liz Charter |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 6, 2022 | 16:40 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | 5m off Port Erin | Faye Devlin | |||
| June 3, 2022 | 11:05 | 1 | Swimming | 1 | Half a mile west of Spanish Head | Malcolm Stewart | |||
| June 2, 2022 | 15:20 | 1 | Swimming | 1 | Off Jurby head | Malcolm Stewart | |||
| May 29, 2022 | 12:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | East of the Sound | MWDW | |||
| May 26, 2022 | 13:40 | 1 | Swimming | 15 | Peel Castle | Eric Holmes, Oliver & Sarah Middleton | |||
| May 24, 2022 | 18:00 | 1 | Swimming | 30 | Port Erin bay | Elizabeth Lawton | |||
| May 14, 2022 | 17:50 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | The Chasms | Alessia | ||
| May 7, 2022 | 14:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 45 | 300m east of the Calf of Man | Caroline & Phil Roriston and David | |||
| May 3, 2022 | 14:45 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Port Erin | ||||
| May 1, 2022 | 12:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Dalby | Richard Marks | |||
| April 29, 2022 | 17:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Eary Cushlin | Nicola |